So all eyes were on Chris Christie during the normally-boring State of the State speech in Trenton. Usually, the only people paying attention are the people paid to pay attention.

But this speech? It was the probably the most watched and talked about State of the State speech in … well, I don’t want to say “since the dawn of man,” because that’s overstating things, but really: It was a local speech with national viewership. Doesn’t happen every day.

And all because it was time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.

So Christie, as governor, did his best to highlight the positives during the speech, touting his plans to lower taxes, reduce crime and perhaps most notably, floating the idea of a longer school day and school year, both of which I’m on board with. (My kids are driving me nuts.)

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But of course, everyone tuned in because of Bridgegate.

So while Christie — my opinion — gave a good-to-great State of the State, fact is, it could’ve been better. Or, at the very least, he could’ve thrown the media off the Bridgegate scent for a little bit. Here’s 20 things Christie could’ve, but didn’t, do.

8) Instead of shaking hands with Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who’s leading the state Democrats in the Bridgegate investigation, Christie could’ve taken a mock sledgehammer to Wisniewski’s head and then have WWE announcer Jim Ross scream, “Damn you Chris Christie, damn you straight to hell!”

9) Pulled a Patrick Swayze-as-Bodhi in “Point Break” and gave the whole speech wearing a Ronald Reagan mask.